“Yes, green tea and muscadine grapes,” he replied. And Xie, who specializes on phytochemistry, metabolomics and metabolic engineering, is putting the diet in place for himself and others.
“I hope that more people know that green tea, grapes and cacao (chocolate) have active compounds with anti-SARS-Cov-2 enzyme activity,” he said, referring the scientific name for the coronavirus.
“Before vaccines are ready, use these functional food and beverage products.
“My family, my students, and I are doing this way.”
“Many foods on our tables, many beverages on your table, in your car — they have generally antiviral activities.”
Chemical compounds in foods he cited “can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease,” NCSU reported.
In effect, the virus dies as a result, Xie said.
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the American native grape species, the “Muscadine”, has the highest Resveratrol content of any grape.
